Tag Archives: Don Bacon

GOP Rep. Don Bacon Won’t Seek Reelection Next Year

NOTUS reports: Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska will not seek re-election next year, according to four sources familiar with the situation, dealing a blow to House Republicans who had viewed the five-term incumbent as the party’s best hope for retaining his battleground congressional district. Bacon, a former brigadier general in the Air Force, has represented Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District …

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Pentagon Lied About Halting Anti-Russia Cyber Ops

CBS News reports: Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said the U.S. government halted cyber operations against Russia for one day in February as President Trump was trying to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, confirming CBS News reporting at the time and undercutting statements of denial from the Defense Department. “I actually dug into this whole matter. I …

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Bacon Vows To Limit Medicaid Cuts To “Only” $500B

Politico reports: Rep. Don Bacon, a key GOP moderate, is drawing a red line on Medicaid cuts. The Nebraska Republican has privately told the White House he won’t accept more than $500 billion in reductions to the program, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. That could complicate the GOP’s effort to pass a domestic policy bill …

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GOP Rep Calls For Axing “Amateur Person” Hegseth

“I had concerns from the get-go because Pete Hegseth didn’t have a lot of experience. I like him on Fox. But does he have the experience to lead one of the largest organizations in the world? That’s a concern. “If it’s true that he had another [Signal] chat with his family, about the missions against the Houthis, it’s totally unacceptable. …

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Bacon: “Crazy” Loomer Is Right Out Of “Poltergeist”

The Daily Beast reports: Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon went in on far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer Monday, saying she was right out of the horror movie Poltergeist. On Monday’s episode of The Chuck ToddCast, host Chuck Todd asked Bacon what he thought of the recent firing of top aides after Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Loomer Wednesday. “Sometimes, I look at …

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Bacon: My Bill Will Return Power Of Tariffs To Congress

“We have a total of seven Republicans in the Senate and I have some beginning support on the House side, which we’ll unveil tomorrow. It will be harder to pass this in the House, no doubt. I think if we get 60 votes in the Senate, they’ll put pressure on the House to look at this. And if we continue …

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GOP Rep. Don Bacon Begs Party To Oppose Putin

GOP Rep. Don Bacon writes for the New York Times: Three years on, the war for Ukraine continues to burn, consuming lives and the wealth of nations. The diplomatic rupture last month in the Oval Office beamed live around the world ignited a fierce debate about America’s allies, enemies and interests in the 21st century. Now, Vladimir Putin is dragging …

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GOP Reps Rip End To US Food Aid As Hurting Farmers

NOTUS reports: Trump’s efforts to dismantle USAID could hurt a surprising group: American farmers. As part of his broad slashing and freezing of federal spending, Trump froze food purchases for foreign aid through USAID last month. Over 40% of the food distributed through USAID programs is purchased from farmers in the U.S., amounting to about $2 billion per year. “President …

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GOP Rep Roasts Musk For Lies About Spending Bill

“I’ve been primaried three times. I think there’s some real threats [from Musk]. But, by the way, what he said was not true. So, for example, Elon Musk put out that we were gonna give ourselves a $66,000 pay raise. That was not true. That we’re protecting Liz Cheney. That was not true. That we were gonna build a new …

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GOP “Games Out” Certifying Election Without Speaker

CNN reports: Congress has never before tried to certify a presidential election without a House speaker in place, and Republicans across Washington are privately trying to game out what might happen if that scenario were to arise. So far, GOP lawmakers and senior advisers say they have found no clear options to certify Trump’s win without a speaker, according to …

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Trump “Jumped The Line” To Get Visa For Employee

ProPublica reports: A congressman intervened to help former President Donald Trump’s social media company jump the line for a difficult-to-obtain foreign-worker visa to bring a company executive to the U.S., according to interviews and records reviewed by ProPublica. A former staffer for Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, said the congressman personally instructed her to help Trump Media, even though …

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Nebraska’s MAGA-Run GOP Endorsed No Incumbents

The Washington Post reports: Nebraska holds its primary election tomorrow. While all five Republicans in the state’s delegation — two senators and three House members – are on the ballot, the state party is endorsing none of them. It’s the latest state Republican party in which far-right activists are taking control and attempting to root out traditional or centrist Republicans …

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GOP Rep: Johnson May Be Ousted Over Ukraine Aid

NBC News reports: Rep. Don Bacon on Sunday warned that “it’s possible” that Speaker Mike Johnson could face a vote to oust him if he moves to pass Ukraine aid in the House. “I’m not going to deny it,” Bacon, R-Neb., said when asked by moderator Kristen Welker on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” whether it’s possible Johnson could lose …

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GOP Rep’s Wife Slept With Loaded Gun After Threats

The Hill reports: Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Thursday his wife slept with a loaded gun after receiving more threatening phone calls from voters who were angry that he voted against Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) Speakership bid. “She had terrible phone calls,” Bacon told reporters. “I didn’t sleep well last night. I called her, and I go, ‘How you doing?’ …

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GOP Rep’s Wife Gets Threatening Texts About Jordan

Mediaite reports: The wife of Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) reportedly received anonymous text messages and emails warning her husband to back Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) House speakership campaign ahead of Tuesday’s vote. “Why is your husband causing chaos by not supporting Jim Jordan? I thought he was a team player,” read one text, to which Bacon’s wife responded, “Who is …

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GOP Rep: Chinese Spies Hacked My Campaign Email

The Hill reports: Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Tuesday that he was the victim of a hacking attack by Chinese spies after hackers reportedly also managed to read emails belonging to State Department employees. “I thank the FBI for notifying me that the CCP hacked into my personal and campaign emails from May 15th to June 16th of this year,” …

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GOP Rep: Trump Committed Crimes By Keeping Docs

“We don’t have a right to take top-secret information to our home. I’ve dealt with top secrets since I was 22 years old, in the military for 30 years now, and now in Congress. You don’t show our attack plans on Iran to people who are not cleared, or pick documents that talk about our nuclear technology or where our …

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GOP Rep Warns: I’ll Work With Dems To Select Speaker

GOP Rep. Don Bacon writes for the Daily Caller: Much has been made of me saying I would work with moderate Democrats to elect a more moderate speaker. But my actual words were that if the five refused to coalesce around what the vast majority of the conference wants, I’m willing to work across the aisle to find an agreeable …

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GOP Rep Defends Walker: “We All Make Mistakes”

“Herschel needs to come clean and just be honest. We also know that we all make mistakes and it’s just better — if this actually did happen — say ‘I’m sorry’ and ask for forgiveness. “You want to walk the talk and talk the walk. You want to have cohesion with your message. But people also make mistakes. I’m surely …

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GOP Rep Claims He Won’t Support Trump In 2024

Axios reports: Former President Donald Trump wouldn’t get Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-Neb.) vote in the 2024 primary election if the former president chose to run again, Bacon told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. Speaking of the 2020 election, Bacon said voters were “tired of the name calling, the Twitter. But they, by and large, liked the policies,” citing Republicans …

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